Thursday, 15 April 2021 ICANN Community Leadership Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. Table of Contents Information Sharing - NEW: Register for "The Root Zone from A to Z" Webinar - REMINDER: Register for Webinar on Prioritization of ICANN Work and Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations - REMINDER: GNSO PDP to Review the Transfer Policy Public Comment - CLOSES TODAY: Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules - GNSO Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Policy Development Process Phase 1 Final Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration Information Sharing NEW: Register for "The Root Zone from A to Z" Webinar The North America Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) team invites the community to a webinar with members of the IANA team and Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) to discuss different aspects related to generation and distribution of the DNS Root Zone as well as ICANN’s strategy for the ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS). The webinar will be held on Wednesday, 21 April 2021 at 18:00 UTC. For more information and to register, please visit this page <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HUutWUf0d4cTuhhh9aFjPzfxQ53quNKtZav2AKZB4pY76...>. REMINDER: Register for Webinar on Prioritization of ICANN Work and Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations The ICANN org Planning and Finance teams will host a webinar on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 at 15:00 UTC to discuss prioritizing ICANN work and the proposed supplemental fund for implementation of community recommendations. Please register <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HUutWUf0d4cTuhhh9aFjPzfxQ53quNKtZav2AKZB4pY76...> in advance to receive details to join this webinar. In this webinar, the Planning team will provide an overview of the "Prioritization of ICANN Work" project, including its purpose and scope, work plan, and community engagement. Prioritization of ICANN work is a targeted outcome of the Planning at ICANN operating initiative in the ICANN FY21-25 Operating Plan. It includes the design and implementation of a prioritization framework in collaboration with the ICANN community, Board and org. The Finance team will also share the proposed supplemental fund for implementation of community recommendations. REMINDER: GNSO PDP to Review the Transfer Policy The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council recently initiated a two-phased policy development process (PDP) to review the Transfer Policy, which will determine if changes to the policy are needed to improve the ease, security, and efficacy of inter-registrar and inter-registrant transfers. Expressions of Interest: Chair of the GNSO PDP Working Group to Review the Transfer Policy - Expressions of Interest are now being accepted for the chair of the GNSO PDP working group to review the Transfer Policy. - All are encouraged to review and share this information <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HUutWUf0d4cTuhhh9aFjPzfxQ53quNKtZav2AKZB4pY76...> about the chair role. - The deadline to submit Expressions of Interest is Friday, 16 April 2021. Call for Volunteers: GNSO PDP Working Group to Review the Transfer Policy - Supporting Organization, Advisory Committee, Stakeholder Group, and Constituency chairs received a letter inviting them to appoint a limited number of members and alternates to the GNSO PDP working group to review the Transfer Policy. - The deadline for appointments is Monday, 26 April 2021. Public Comment Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HUutWUf0d4cTuhhh9aFjPzfxQ53quNKtZav2AKZB4pY76...> CLOSES TODAY: Thursday, 15 April 2021 GNSO Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Policy Development Process Phase 1 Final Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HUutWUf0d4cTuhhh9aFjPzfxQ53quNKtZav2AKZB4pY76...> Close Date: Friday, 30 April 2021 Volume 3, Issue 28 | Archive <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HUutWUf0d4cTuhhh9aFjPzfxQ53quNKtZav2AKZB4pY76...> | Next Issue: Monday, 19 April 2021 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe maureen.hilyard@gmail.com <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=00115LrDzKl3LoTB9FWCDiE2A%3D&c...> Update Profile <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=00115LrDzKl3LoTB9FWCDiE2A%3D&c...> | Customer Contact Data Notice <https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/customer-contact-data-notice> Sent by david.olive@icann.org powered by [image: Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.] <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=nge&rmc=VF19_3GE> Try email marketing for free today! <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=nge&rmc=VF19_3GE>